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Style: Taisho
Japanese Antique Black Tansu / Chest of drawers Cabinet / 1912s-1926s WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese cabinet. It is made of pine and cedar, and on the front of the drawer is written ancient Japanese numerals. From the top, "No. 1", "No. 2", "No. 3" and "No....
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Wood, Cedar, Pine

Japanese Antique Cutting Board Low Table, Taisho Era'Early 1900s', Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This is a Japanese antique cutting board low table. It was made in the Taisho Era(1912-1926). This low table was originally used as a work table...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Cedar

Japan Large Antique Bronze Seated Garden Kanon Guan-Yin, 49 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese acquisitions- a good garden candidate Japan, a large 49" tall antique cast bronze seated Kanon Maitreya, Guan-Yin in an attractive pensive pose- a good gard...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Bronze

Chiyoda Castle 19th-20th Century Scroll Painting Japan Artist Taikan Yokoyama
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
It is a high-class craftwork of the work drawn by Taikan Yokoyama as you can see. The horseback person who peeks a little through the trees is also well reflected, and the majestic...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Silk

Japanese antique wooden stool/1900-1920/Farmer's workbench
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This workbench was made in Japan from the late Meiji period to the early Showa period and was used by farmers. It was used by farmers in Nagano Prefecture. And this is the perfect si...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Wood

Japan Huge Antique Pair Quail Sculptures Hand-Carved Red Lacquered
Located in South Burlington, VT
Fine Pair (2) Quails In A Monumental Size Japan, a fine huge pair 2) of antique quail sculpture hand-carved and red lacquered, Taisho period. Fine old carvings with traces of aged...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Wood

Japanese Antique Classic Sun And Moon Garden Lantern, Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese Classic Garden "Sun And Moon" Lantern With Cicada On Handle - Hard To Find, Signed Japan, unusual large antique lantern design in an attractive craftsmen form perforated pa...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Copper

Japanese Tall Antique Stone Pagoda Lantern 180 Inches- best in class
Located in South Burlington, VT
Just discovered from an old Kyoto garden. Call us For Details... For the finest garden- a spiritual representation of five earthly and celestial elements. Japan, a monumental antique stone pagoda tower that is nearly five meters , about 180” tall, hand carved from solid granite, Taisho period circa 1920s, and a spiritual representation of five earthly and celestial elements. This pagoda rivals a similar example given by Sapporo, Japan to the Portland, Oregon Japanese garden (See Portland's Japanese Garden Pagoda...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Granite

Japanese Big Antique Bronze Temple Bell with Resonating Sound, Signed 21 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
For your special garden setting or indoor display space. Big Hand Cast Bronze Bell Bold pleasing, and resonating sound. 21 Inches Tall. Dated Taisho 15= 1926 , December 12 Signed for patron donors at Imari Ikishima Donors include: Fukui Sano and Fukui shie, Tomiyama kazuki,and Nichimao . Handsome original old green patina- just the way we like to find them. Signed by patron donors in two areas. Beautiful deep resonating ring tones await the new owner of this big one-of-a-kind vintage bronze bell from old Japan. Its beautiful natural patina makes it an attractive and desirable work of art. This distinctive dragon headed bell called ryuzu and remarkable protrusions called chi chi or nyu are crafted by generations old skilled Japanese specialists to improve sound resonance and are unique to Japan's ancient traditions. This antique hand cast bronze temple bell dates to the Taisho period, early 20th century. A scarce survivor, this rugged bell was gently used. Please note its impressive cast dragon headed top ryuzu, thick walls and original dark patina. Dimensions: 21 inches tall and 11 inches diameter. It has been used and possesses an original green aged patina appropriate to its age. Its deep resonating sound is guaranteed to please you. About Bonsho Bells "Voice of Buddha" The earliest bells date to around 600 AD, although the general design is of much earlier Chinese origin and shares some of the features seen in ancient Chinese bells. Their penetrating and pervasive tone carries over considerable distances. The sound of the bell is thought to have supernatural properties. It is believed, for example, that it can be heard in the underworld. In Japanese ceremonies, hanging bells are used for signaling during the prayer and for calling Buddhists to worship. In China, similar bells were employed in ensembles, where they represented the yin, or "receptive" principle, and were sounded after the beat of a large drum (yang, or "creative" element). The Japanese bonsho...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Bronze

Japanese Tall Antique Four Buddhas Stone Pagoda- best in class, 13.5 feet
Located in South Burlington, VT
Just Found, Call or message us for details. For the finest garden- a monumental and spiritual representation of the Buddha expressed in this substantial 13.5 feet seven roof pagoda with four buddha images carved on is base. Japan, a monumental antique stone pagoda...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Granite

Japanese Old Garden House Model Stone Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
To your garden from Japan, and a recent Japanese acquisition Here's a beautiful and unique way to accent your indoor or outdoor garden space with this treasure from Japan! This is ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Stone

Japanese Beautiful Antique Stone Water Basin And Planter Tsukubai, Unique
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare Find From our recent Japanese Acquisition Travels- comes this unusual large garden stone vessel in the form of a delightful sculpture- totally repurposed as an elegant water b...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Stone

Japanese Fine Old Hand Carved Cedar "Mountain House" Minka Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese acquisitions and direct from an old Japanese garden Here's a beautiful and unique way to accent your indoor or outdoor garden space with this treasure from ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Copper

Japanese Rare Large Old Kappa Folk Art Garden Stone Water Deity
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare one-of-a-kind hand carved sculpture Japan a rare large old hand carved stone Kappa folk art garden water deity or river child- protector for children along waters’ edge. Kappa ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Stone

Kitchen Cabinets, Japanese Antiques, Tansu Storage, Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This Japanese antique cabinet was produced in the Taisho period (1912-1926). This piece of furniture was made using the same traditional and advanced techniques used in the producti...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Wood

Japanese Antique, Desk, Writing Tables, Taisho period (1912-1926 CE)
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
Taisho era Antique Desk/Writing Tables- Oak and Chestnut, Repainted Black This desk, an antique from Japan's Taisho period (1912-1926 CE), serves as both a desk and a table. is a ra...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Chestnut, Oak

Early 20th century classic screen with auspicious trees and shrubs Pine, bamboo
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Early 20th cenrury classic screen with auspicious trees and shrubs Pine, bamboo, plum and camelia The evergreen pine is universally known as the symbol of life. During the long and...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Gold Leaf

Coffee Table, Low Table, Japanese Antique
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
An antique Japanese coffee table produced in the Taisho era. It is a small table, but very elaborately made. It is made with the traditional technique used in Japanese shrines. Th...
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Early 20th Century Taisho Furniture

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Wood

Japanese Antique Dining Bench, Primitive Japanese Wooden Bench, Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
Japanese chair. It is from the Taisho period. It was used in schools at that time. The materials are very good quality chestnut and oak wood. They are rustic and tasteful, reminisce...
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Early 20th Century Taisho Furniture

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Wood

Japanese Antique Stone Fudo Myoo Buddha- Hard To Find
Located in South Burlington, VT
An excellent garden or indoor sculptural choice. An old circa early 20th century Japanese stone Buddha of Fudo Myoo. A charming stone Buddha with a solemn but cheerful face that pos...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Stone

Japanese Antique Chair, Primitive Japanese Wooden Chair, Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a Japanese chair. It is from the Taisho period. The material is Japanese zelkova wood. It is rustic and tasteful, reminiscent of the world of “Wabi Sabi”. The design is deta...
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Early 20th Century Taisho Furniture

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Wood

Japanese Antique Coffee Table, Primitive, Wabi-Sabi, Early 20th Century
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
A Japanese antique furniture coffee table produced in the Taisho period. It was made by applying traditional techniques used in Japanese shrines. Made of high quality birch wood. ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Oak

Japanese Antique Drawer Chest, Taisho Era'Early 1900s', Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This item is a small medicine cabinet crafted from cedar wood during the Taisho era(1912-1926), featuring twelve drawers. Its matured, flavorful wood texture, developed over time, m...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Cedar

Japanese Antique Cabinets(Tansu), Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This Japanese antique cabinet was made in the Taisho period (1912-1926). This furniture was made with the same tradition and advanced techniques as Japanese shrines. In Japan, it wa...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Wood

Japanese Antique Dresser, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
A Japanese dresser made in the Taisho era. This furniture was made with the same tradition and advanced technology as Japanese shrines. There are tw...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Wood

Japanese Antique Coffee Table, Wabi-Sabi, Early 20th Century
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a Japanese antique coffee table produced in the Taisho period. This furniture was made by applying traditional techniques used in Japanese shrines. The material is high-qua...
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Early 20th Century Taisho Furniture

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Wood

Japanese Antique Table, Table Primitive Wabi Sabi Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
Very old Japanese primitive style table. Simple design with a single board on two pedestals. The planks are made of Japanese horse chestnut. The pedestal is cedar wood. The material...
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Early 20th Century Taisho Furniture

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Wood

Japanese Antique Coffee Table, Desk, Wabi-Sabi, Early 20th Century
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a Japanese antique coffee table produced in the Taisho period. This furniture was made by applying traditional techniques used in Japanese shrines. The material is high-qua...
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Early 20th Century Taisho Furniture

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Wood

Japanese Antique Wooden Chair / 1912s-1926s / Japandi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old wooden Japanese chair. Zelkova is used for both frames and sheets. The square form has a very simple impression. An iron rod is used to support the legs, which is a rare construction. It seems to be from the Taisho period. It is a style that makes you feel the Taisho romantic interior that combines Western architecture and Japanese-style architecture. The Japanese-Western eclectic...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Wood

Japanese Antique Glass Cupboard Cabinet Showcase 1912s-1926s Japandi
Located in Chiba-Shi, JP
This is an old Japanese cabinet. It was made during the Taisho era. Considering it is over 100 years old, it is in relatively good condition. The frame is made of Sen wood. The overa...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Wood

Japanese old wooden vase/20th century/wall-mounted wabi-sabi vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I would like to introduce you to some old and interesting Japanese wooden vases. This is a vase made from thick rotten branches of trees. I don't know the type of wood, but it is a ...
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20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Wood

Japanese Tamba Tachikui Ware Brown Glaze Vase with Discreet Calligraphy
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Japanese Taishō period Tamba Tachikui Ware from the early 20th century with brown glaze and discreet calligraphy. This exquisite antique Japanese Tamba Tachikui Ware, hail...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Ceramic

Japanese Antique Black Tansu / Storage Cabinet / Taisho Period WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
It is a cedar cabinet used in an old Japanese house. It is dyed black using the traditional Japanese dye "black Urushi". The top and bottom are layered, so you can use it separatel...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Iron

Japanese Antique Bronze Cats Pair Hand Cast With Playful Pose
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese Acquisitions trip to Kyoto. A fine pair of antique curious Japanese cast bronze sensuous cats beautifully handcrafted in an attractive and unusual style. Cats were originally domesticated because they hunted mice that would eat stored grains, protecting the food stores. It was a beneficial situation for both species, cats got a reliable source of prey, and humans got effortless pest control. This mutually beneficial arrangement began the relationship between cats and humans which continues to this day. In Japan, there are also cats described as Maneki Neko, also referred to in English as the good fortune or good luck cat...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Bronze

Japanese Antique Round Tray / Exhibition Table / 1900s WabiSabi Primitive
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese round tray. It's a simple structure, but it has an elegant appearance. Around 1900, it is estimated that it is from the Meiji period to the Taisho period. ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Wood

Japanese Antique Drawer / Storage / Taisho Period WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old small drawer in Japan. It was used to store small items such as sewing tools. Each has a different handle, and you can feel the playfulness. It seems to be from the...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Wood, Cedar

Japan Fine Antique Bronze Kanon Guanyin Signed Shohei, Beautiful Face
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a fine and elegant antique Kanon Guan Yin standing in a classic compassionate mudra- a superb work of art cast in solid bronze with original traces of old gold gilding. Signe...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Bronze

Taisho Period Minimalist Floral Screen
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Taisho Period Minimalist Floral Screen Period: Taisho period Size: 178 x 194 cm (70 x 76 inches) SKU: PD15 This classic minimalist floral screen from the Taisho period (early 20th ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Silk

Silk Screen with Gold Leaf
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Silk Screen with Gold Leaf Period: Taisho-Showa Size: 177 x 188 cm (70 x 74 inches) SKU: PTA31 This beautiful silk screen with gold leaf was created during the Taisho-Showa period ...
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20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Taishō Period Two-Tone Sand Glaze Vase with Textured Finish, circa 1900
Located in Yonkers, NY
This captivating Japanese Taishō period vase, dating back to circa 1900, embodies the artistic refinement and understated elegance characteristic of the era. Crafted with a textured,...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Pottery

Japanese Taishō Period Handmade Coral Colored Pumpkin Shaped Planter
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Taisho period handmade pumpkin-shaped planter from the early 20th century, with distressed marks. Crafted in Japan during the Taisho period ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Ceramic

Antique Japanese Meiji/Taisho Shuzan Satsuma Porcelain Floral Tea Cup or Chawan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Satsuma ware porcelain teacup or chawan. By Shuzan. With a cream ground and an entirely gilt exterior covered with extensive floral decoration of various flowers in ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Porcelain

Japanese antique wooden low table/20th century/coffee table/sofa table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a wooden workbench that was used in Japan in the past. I used to cut cloth etc. on this table. I think the material is horse chestnut. The production year is around 1900-1950...
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20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Wood

Japanese Antique Playful Rabbit Family Amidst Flowers Two Panel Screen
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a small and unusual two panel tea screen of four playful rabbits amidst pink and white flowers in, byōbu. It dates to the Taisho period. Dimensions: 41 inches high and 56 i...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Silk, Wood

Japanese Taishō 1900s Tamba Tachikui Ware Brown Jar with Spout and Drip Glaze
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Taisho period brown Tamba Tachikui ware sake jar from the early 20th century with kiln marks, lower spout, cork and dark brown drip glaze. This early 20th-century Japanese...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Ceramic, Cork

Japanese Antique Wall Hanging Tree Bump 1860s-1900s / Object Mingei Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese tree mass. It is designed to be hung on a wall. It has a strong presence and is very beautiful. It could be an accent in a modern space. This is a very...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Taisho Furniture

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Wood

Japanese Rare Antique Red Kurama Stone Spirit Lantern, One-of-a-Kind
Located in South Burlington, VT
Best In Class From our recent Japanese acquisitions travels. This unusual hard to find old Japanese red kurama stone lantern is known as an Obakedouro "Spirit lantern...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Stone

Japanese antique wooden high stool/Taisho-Showa era/Tree branch stool
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a stool made from Japanese tree branches. In Japan, chairs like this were often made using natural wood. I think they probably made them themselves and used them as work chai...
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20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Wood

Japanese Antique Wooden Low Table / Coffee Table / 1912s-1926s / WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
The top board is chestnut wood, and the legs are single-board lowtable with cedar. The top board emphasizes the wood grain and expresses the flat surface beautifully and three-dimen...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Wood, Chestnut, Cedar

Ito Tozan I "Basket and Frog" Ceramic Vessel, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A large and whimsical glazed stoneware "Basket and Frog" vessel or basin by Ito Tozan I (1846 - 1920), Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan. Impressed maker's mark to the underside readin...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Taisho Furniture

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Ceramic, Stoneware

Japanese antique door / door art wall art / wabi-sabi art /1900〜
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A warehouse has been used as a warehouse in Japan since ancient times. Art that reuses the windows of the storehouse. Originally, the windows were covered with plaster, but this wa...
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20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Cedar

Japanese antique table / 1900〜1940 side table & coffee table / primitive table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A table made from an old Japanese mortar (a container used for pounding grain and rice cake with a pestle. Things are placed inside the mortar). This is a rare mortar table...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Oak

Japanese Antique Pair Large Red And Gilt Elephant And Lion Temple Benches, 1925
Located in South Burlington, VT
Here's a wonderful find from our acquisitions trip to Japan. We were fortunate to find this Art Deco period pair (2) matching hand-carved, hand red lacquered and gilt embellished temple wooden benches. The white elephant bench and matching shi-shi komainu temple lion both originally came from a temple near Kobe. Quite sturdy, they may have been entry sitting or shoe changing benches...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Textile, Wood, Lacquer

Natori Shunsen Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Onoe Kikugoro VI Adachi Motoemom
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful and quite rare woodblock print by famed Japanese artist/ master printmaker Natori Shunsen of well-known Japanese actor Onoe Kikugoro VI in the drama "Tengajaya-mura (or T...
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1920s Japanese Vintage Taisho Furniture

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Paper

Japanese Fine Antique Currency Exchange Shop Sign, Hand Carved
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a beautifully handmade and hand carved black lacquer colored antique shop sign -kanban- for a Japanese currency exchange shop. The kanji translates to "currency exchange". Many antique Japanese shop signs...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Taisho Furniture

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Wood

Old Work Bowl with Japanese Lacquer / Meiji-Taisho / Urushi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A wooden vessel used from the Meiji era to the Taisho era. Probably a beech tree. It is made by hollowing out. It's very cool, isn't it? It is a round bowl made of one piece of wood...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

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Beech, Lacquer

Charming Japanese Okimono Mandarin Ducks - Makuzu Kozan II
Located in Christchurch, GB
As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this most charming late Meiji (1868-1912)  Taisho period (1912-1926) , ceramic study of Mandarin ducks from ...
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1920s Japanese Vintage Taisho Furniture

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Ceramic

Captivating Japanese Stoneware Jardiniere by Makuzu Kozan II
Located in Christchurch, GB
As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this most captivating Late Meiji (1868-1912) early Taisho period (1912-1926 ),globular stoneware vessel stem...
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1920s Japanese Vintage Taisho Furniture

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Stoneware

Taisho furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Taisho furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include asian art and furniture, wall decorations, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Taisho furniture made in a specific country, there are Asia, East Asia, and Japan pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Ando Jubei, Kobayashi Kahaku, Miyamoto Shoko, and Seiko. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $90 and tops out at $125,000 while the average work can sell for $2,000.

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